YANMAR Launches New Training Initiatives

YANMAR America has announced the launch of the YANMAR//ACADEMY
and POWER//TRAIN following the recent opening of the EVO//CENTER,
YANMAR America's training and customer experience center
headquartered in Acworth, Ga. Both initiatives provide an
enhanced training experience focused on YANMAR's dealerships,
employees and customers. The YANMAR//ACADEMY consists of eight
schools; six focused on dealer training, one on employee training
and one dedicated to customer training. POWER//TRAIN is the
registration, curricula control and e-learning system for dealers
and employees focused on sales, marketing, service, parts,
finance and other business topics.

YANMAR//ACADEMY brings a systematic approach to training with a
variety of course offerings for YANMAR's product lines, including
agricultural equipment, construction equipment, utility task
vehicles, industrial diesel engines, marine diesel engines,
combined heat and power systems and variable refrigerant flow
systems. These courses are led by staff experts; are structured
to meet the needs and skill levels of the enrolled students and
are conducted in state-of-the-art, product-specific training labs
designed with classrooms featuring 60-inch computer displays and
student computers, as well as hands-on learning spaces complete
with master and student tool boxes and room exhaust systems at
the EVO//CENTER.

Tim Miller, YANMAR America's Senior Manager of Learning &
Development, stated, "My goal for our training is to not just
train students on how to repair units that are broken, but to
also teach them how to properly troubleshoot and develop the
right diagnostic steps and practices, so that when technicians
get on different machines, they can use the same steps and
theology."

YANMAR's POWER//TRAIN is part of the YANMAR//ACADEMY, which
presents instructor-led and eLearning curricula in five skill
levels ranging from beginner to train-the-trainer. This system
also tracks student enrollment and transcripts with the ability
to create reporting for dealership management on their staff's
training progress.

In addition to the current technical course training offerings,
YANMAR America is adding staff focused on curriculum development
to add additional technical courses, as well as business
management courses for sales, marketing, service, parts, finance
and other business needs.